The award-winning singer Ellie Goulding with a guest at the Marylebone Project, a flagship project of the Church Army, on 22 December. Ms Goulding has been patron of the service — a women’s-only homeless shelter in London — since 2015. “The issue of vulnerable women affected by homelessness and how to support them has long been one close to my heart,” she said. “I love spending time here. Being around these women is extremely grounding: they teach me so much, and always give me a new perspective”